Trust and Integrity in Biomedical Research: The Case of Financial Conflicts of Interest

by Josephine Johnston

Book Overview

Highly Commended in the Basis of Medicine, 2011 BMA Medical Book Awards. British Medical Association

News of financial entanglements among biomedical companies and researchers has increasingly called into question the worth and integrity of medical studies, nearly three-fifths of which are funded by industry. This volume assesses the ethical, quantitative, and qualitative questions posed by the current financing of biomedical research.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801896266
• ISBN13: 9780801896262
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"